What is the Least Common Multiple of 50236 and 50241?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 50236 and 50241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 50236 and 50241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(50236,50241) = 1
LCM(50236,50241) = ( 50236 × 50241) / 1
LCM(50236,50241) = 2523906876 / 1
LCM(50236,50241) = 2523906876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 50236 and 50241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 50236 and 50241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 50236 and 50241.

Prime Factorization of 50236

Prime Factorization of 50241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 50236 and 50241.

LCM(50236,50241) = 2² × 19¹ × 661¹ × 3¹ × 16747¹
LCM(50236,50241) = 2523906876